JPH11249876A - Screen transition control system, program development support device, program developing method and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and surely realize the correction or the like of a screen transition only by means of executing the editing of definition correction, etc., by providing a control means or the like for controlling the transition to a transition destination screen corresponding to a transition original screen which is requested the transition by means of a screen transition information storage means. SOLUTION: A device 1 is constituted of a screen transition control means 2 and a screen transition defining data table 5, etc., in order to control the screen transition. Then, the screen program of the screen reports a transition request to the device 1 and the means 2 constituting the device 1 permits the screen to execute the transition to the transition destination screen based on a transition kind in entry information of the transition original screen which is requested the transition in the data table 5. Therefore, the transition original screen, the transition kind and the transition destination screen are defined in at least the data table 5 and the transition is executed to the prescribed screen from the respective screens based on it so that the correction or the like of the screen transition is easily and surely executed only by executing the editing of definition correction, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a screen transition control system, a program development support device, a program development method,
And a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to display a screen and display another screen from this screen, a screen B called in a screen A program is described as shown in FIG. In this way, the screen B is called and displayed to make a transition.

[0003]

For this reason, when a screen to be called from a certain screen is changed, for example, as shown in FIG.
Screen B called in the program of Screen A shown in (a)
Needs to be modified to a screen C as shown in FIG. 11B, and the screen to be called must be changed. In a large system having hundreds of screens, the screen to be called in the program of the related screen is required. It is necessary to investigate all of them and make corrections including related screens, and it is difficult to work.In addition, it is necessary to confirm the screens that are displayed because unwanted screens are displayed because the related screens are not corrected. There were problems such as becoming lost.

[0004] The present invention solves these problems,
Define the transition source screen, transition type, and transition destination screen at least in a table, provide a means to transition from each screen to a predetermined screen based on these, and simply and reliably edit the screen such as modifying the definition. The purpose is to realize the modification of transition.

[0005]

Means for solving the problem will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, the device 1
Controls the screen transition, and here, is configured by the screen transition control means 2, the screen transition definition data table 5, and the like.

The screen transition control means 2 controls the screen transition with reference to the screen transition definition data table 5. The screen transition definition data table 5 defines and sets a transition source screen, a transition destination screen, a transition type, and a transition identifier.

The screen 7 displays various kinds of information. Here, when a specific area (for example, a button) is pressed, a transition to another screen is performed. It is made up of screen transition means 8 that transitions and constitutes a screen program.

Next, the operation will be described. The screen program of the screen notifies the apparatus 1 of the transition request, and the screen transition control means 2 constituting the apparatus 1 transmits the screen transition definition data table 5
The transition to the transition destination screen is performed based on the transition type in the information of the entry of the transition source screen for which the transition request has been made.

Further, the screen program of the screen notifies the device 1 of the transition request, and the screen transition control means 2 constituting the device 1 determines the entry of the entry of the transition source screen in the screen transition definition data table 5 where the transition request was made. Reply to the screen program of the transition request source screen based on the transition type in the information, and return to the transition destination screen based on the information received by the screen program that received the response. Like that.

At this time, as the transition type, a simple transition in which the transition source screen disappears and the transition destination screen is displayed, the transition destination screen is displayed without changing the transition source screen, and the transition destination screen ends. Until the other screen is deactivated, another screen is deactivated. When the screen of the transition source is left as it is, the screen of the transition destination that automatically ends when the screen of the transition source is terminated is displayed, and the other screen can be activated. The child screen transition and the transition source screen are stored as they are, and at least one or more of the independent transitions that display a completely independent transition destination screen are stored, and the screen transition is performed according to these types.

The screen transition definition data table 5 contains
When a transition is made from a plurality of buttons in the transition source screen to the transition destination screen, a transition identifier for uniquely identifying the transition is provided, and the transition destination screen is selected and transitioned according to the transition identifier.

Therefore, the transition source screen, the transition type, and the transition destination screen are defined at least in the screen transition definition data table 5, and based on this, each screen is transited to a predetermined screen to edit the definition and the like. , The screen transition can be easily and reliably corrected.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments and operations of the present invention will be sequentially described in detail with reference to FIGS. Here, a program read from a recording medium (not shown) or a hard disk device as an external storage device, or a program transferred from an external storage device of the center via a line is loaded into main storage and activated. Are performed.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, an apparatus 1 controls a screen transition, and controls a screen transition in response to a screen transition notification from a screen program of a screen 7. It is composed of a screen transition definition data table 5, a screen state table 6, and the like.

The screen transition control means 2, when receiving a notice of a screen transition request from the screen program of the screen 7, notifies the screen program of information for transitioning the screen and performs the screen transition.

The screen transition definition data table 5 defines a transition source screen, a transition destination screen, a transition type, and a transition identifier and registers them in the table. Here, the transition source screen is the transition source screen, the transition destination screen is the transition destination screen,
The transition type indicates the type of information at the time of transition from the transition source screen to the transition destination screen as shown in FIG. 6 described later, and the transition identifier includes a plurality of information in the transition source screen as shown in FIG. This is an identifier for uniquely distinguishing when transitioning from the button to the transition destination screen.

The screen state table 6 manages the current state (history) of the screen. The screen 7 displays information and displays buttons for instructing screen transition, and is displayed according to a corresponding screen program. The screen program here comprises screen transition means 8 and the like.

The screen transition means 8 constitutes a screen program. Here, a screen transition request is notified to the apparatus 1 or a screen transition destination screen is received based on the screen transition information received from the screen apparatus 1. And so on.

.. In FIG. 1 indicate the order of processing when transitioning to the illustrated screens A1, B1, and C1. FIG. 2 shows a configuration diagram of another embodiment of the present invention. 1 is that the screen program of the screen 7 notifies the apparatus 1 of the screen transition request and the screen program performs the screen transition based on the screen transition information received from the apparatus 1. Is configured such that the screen program of the screen 7 notifies the screen transition request to the apparatus 1, and the apparatus 1 performs screen transition.

In FIG. 2, the screen transition control means 2 refers to the screen transition definition data table 5 to transition the screen when receiving a screen transition request notification from the screen program of the screen 7. Otherwise, the configuration is the same as that of FIG.

Next, FIG. 1 and FIG.
The operation of the configuration will be described in detail. FIG. 3 shows an operation explanatory diagram of the present invention. Here, the transition source screen 11 is a screen from which another screen is activated, the device 12 is the device 1 of FIG. 1 or 2 described above, and the transition destination screen 13 is the transition source screen 1
This is a screen activated from Step 1.

In FIG. 3, in step S1, the user clicks a transition button. In this case, the user positions the mouse cursor on the transition button of the screen displayed on the transition source screen and clicks to select it.

In step S2, a transition request is notified to the device. This is because the screen program of the screen A1 in FIG.
(1, t) to the device 1. Here, the transition request (A
In (1, t), A1 represents the screen ID of the transition request source, and t1
Represents a transition identifier (see FIG. 7).

At step S3, which transition request in the screen transition definition data table 5 held by the apparatus 1 which has been notified of the transition request at S2 is identified. For example, in the case of the transition request (A1, t) in FIG. 1, a transition request of the transition request source screen A1 is found in the screen transition definition data table 5.

In step S4, if the screen to be activated (transition destination screen) is an independent screen, it is directly activated. If the screen is dependent on the activation source, the activation source screen is activated. Do either of the following.

In the case of (1), the screen is started directly in S6. In the case of (3), the screen transition information is notified to the transition source screen in S5, and the transition destination screen is started depending on the transition source screen 11 based on the screen transition information.

In the case of (1), other necessary screens are controlled. As described above, the screen program of the transition source screen 11 notifies the device 12 of the transition request, and the device 12 that has received the transition request notifies the device 12 of the transition source screen and the screen transition definition data table based on the transition identifier. In accordance with the screen transition information of the corresponding entry with reference to 5, the screen is started directly, the transition screen is notified by notifying the transition source screen to the transition source screen in the case of subordination, and the transition destination screen is required in the case of Start a new screen. As a result, by notifying the device 1 of a transition request from the transition source screen 11, the transition of the transition destination screen with reference to the screen transition definition data table 5, and the screen program of each screen that has received the screen transition information is changed to the transition destination screen. , Or to another necessary screen. At this time, it is possible to easily change the transition destination screen easily by modifying only the screen transition definition data table 5.

According to the order of the flowchart of FIG.
A specific example of the screen transition based on the screen state table 6 will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an example of a screen state table of the present invention.

In FIG. 4A, a step S11 receives a transition request (B1, s) from the screen B1. This is shown in FIG.
In the state of (b-1), a transition request (B1,
s) is received by the device 1 of FIG.

In S12, the screen name corresponding to the screen B1 is B and the parent screen I is determined from the screen state table 6 ((a) of FIG. 5).
D indicates A1 and the transition type from the parent screen is a child screen transition. This refers to the screen state table 6 immediately before the transition request (B1, s) in FIG. 5A, which will be described later. The screen name corresponding to the screen B1 is B. The parent screen ID is A1. Is determined to be a child screen transition.

S13 is a screen transition definition data table 5
From this, it is clear that the transition type corresponding to the screen name B and the transition request name s is simple transition, and the transition destination screen is C. That is,
In the screen transition definition data table 5, since the transition source screen name, the transition identifier, the transition type, the transition destination screen name Bs, and the simple transition C are set, this is referred to.

In S14, (1) Close is added to the screen B1 according to the definition of the simple transition (the transition source screen is deleted and the transition destination screen is activated, see the description of FIG. 6A described later).
Issue an instruction. As a result, the screen B1 in (b-1) of FIG. 4 is deleted.

A step S15 deletes the row of the screen B1 from the screen transition definition data table. This deletes the line of the screen B1 from the screen state table 6 of FIG. S
16, according to the definition of child screen transition + simple transition (the parent-child relationship in child screen transition is inherited after simple transition)
(2) A request FOopen (C) for opening a new screen of the screen C as a modal type (subordinate type) is issued to the screen A1 which is the parent screen of B1, and the ID of the new screen (for example, C1) is returned as the return value. Get.

A step S17 adds a row of the new screen C1 to the screen state table 6. By these S16 and S17,
As shown in the screen state table 6 of FIG. 5B, a line of the screen C1 is added. As a result, a screen transition occurs as shown after the modification of (b-2) in FIG.

As described above, the screen program of each screen issues a transition request to the device 1, and the device 1 refers to the screen state table 6 and the screen transition definition table 5 to instruct the screen program to perform a corresponding screen transition. By doing
For example, it is possible to make a screen transition as shown from (b-1) to (b-2) in FIG.

FIG. 4B shows a transition example. (B-1) of FIG. 4 shows the state before the transition. The state before the transition is a schematic representation of the information set in the screen state table 6 of FIG.

FIG. 4B-2 shows the state after the transition. The state after this transition is a schematic representation of the information set in the screen state table 6 in FIG. 5B.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen state table according to the present invention. FIG. 5A shows the state immediately before the transition request (B1, s). The information set in the screen state table 6 is schematically represented as shown in (b-1) of FIG. 4 described above. That is, the upper row is information corresponding to the screen with the screen ID of A1, and the lower row is the information corresponding to the screen with the screen ID of B1.
(B-1).

FIG. 5B shows a state immediately after the transition request (B1, s). When the information set in the screen state table 6 is schematically represented, (b-
As shown in 2). That is, the upper part is information corresponding to the screen whose screen ID is A1, and the lower part is information corresponding to the screen ID C1.
Is information corresponding to the screen, which is schematically shown in FIG. 4B-2.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a transition type according to the present invention. This is an example of the transition type described above. In this example, (a)
Through (d) are defined. The left side shows the notation using symbols, and the right side shows the transition type name and its contents. (E) shows a combination example.

FIG. 6A shows a “simple transition”. This simple transition means that screen A disappears and screen B appears.
Indicates the transition type. FIG. 6B shows “child screen transition”. In this sub-screen transition, screen B appears as a pop-up,
Until the screen B ends, the other screen is inactive, indicating a transition type.

FIG. 6C shows "independent child screen transition". In this independent child screen transition, screen B appears, but other screens can be activated. However, when screen A ends, screen B appears.
Also represents the transition type.

FIG. 6D shows an “independent transition”. This independent transition means that a completely independent screen B appears.
Indicates the transition type. (E) of FIG. 6 is a combination of (b) and (a) in that order. In this case,
(B) shows that the screen B appears from the screen A as a pop-up, and (a) that the screen B changes to the screen C. At this time, the screen C becomes a child screen of the screen A instead of the screen B.
That is, other screens are not activated until the end of screen C.

As described above, transition types are provided, and various types of screen transitions are defined by combining them (set in the screen transition definition data table 5), and a desired screen transition can be designed.

FIG. 7 shows an example of screen transition according to the present invention. This means that the screen transition before correction of (a-1) in FIG.
In order to correct the screen transition after the modification of 2), two places (B → C) indicated by arrows in the transition destination screen name column in the screen transition definition data table 5 of FIG. 7C are modified. Here is a specific example corrected only by: (A-1), (a-
The symbol in 2) is one to which any one of (a) to (d) in FIG. 6 described above and a transition identifier (t, s, u) are added.

FIG. 7A shows an example of screen transition. Here, the screen transition before the correction of (a-1) in FIG.
An example of correcting the screen transition after the correction in (a-2) of FIG.

FIG. 7B shows a conventional case. FIG.
(B-1) shows a conventional case before correction corresponding to (a-1) in FIG. Here, Open (B) is directly described in the program of the screen A, and the screen transitions to the screen B.

Open (B) during program on screen D
Is directly described, and the screen transitions to screen B. Thus, the screen A to the screen B and the screen D to the screen B in FIG.
It is designed to transition to.

FIG. 7B-2 shows a conventional case after correction corresponding to FIG. 7A-2. Here, Open (C) is directly described in the program of the screen A, and the screen transitions to the screen C.

Open (C) during the program on screen D
Is directly described, and the screen transitions to screen C. As a result, screen A to screen C and screen D to screen C in FIG.
It is designed to transition to.

As described above, conventionally, since the Open (transition destination screen) for calling the transition destination screen is described in the program of the transition source screen, it is necessary to correct this one by one. FIG. 7C shows the case of the present invention. In the case of the present invention, only the two locations indicated by the arrows in the column of the transition destination screen name in the screen transition definition data table 5 are corrected to “B → C”, and the conventional case of FIG. The correction can be made in the same manner as the correction from (1) to (b-2).

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to simply and reliably correct the screen transition simply by modifying the screen transition definition data table 5. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a transition identifier according to the present invention. This transition identifier is an identifier for distinguishing from which transition button a transition request is made when there are a plurality of transition buttons on one screen. For example, on the insurance contract screen shown ・ When the transition button for inputting the district code of the insured person in the upper row is pressed, the district code list screen is displayed ・ Enter the district code of the recipient in the lower row When the area code list screen is displayed when the transition button is pressed, the same transition source screen (insurance contract screen) transits to the same transition destination screen (area code list screen).
A transition identifier is provided to uniquely identify a transition from the transition source screen.

Therefore, when a transition request is notified from the same transition source screen (insurance contract screen) to the apparatus 1 in FIG.
Transition identifier “1”) ・ In the above case, the transition request (insurance contract screen ID,
Is notified to the device 1 and distinguished.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a screen program according to the present invention and a conventional screen program. FIG. 9A shows an example of a conventional screen program. Open in the screen program of the conventional screen A
(B) (B is a transition destination screen) is described, and the description directly transitions to the transition destination screen.

FIG. 9B shows an example of a screen program according to the present invention. The transition request (A1, t) may be described in the screen program of the screen A according to the present invention. Then, based on this description, the transition request (A1, t) is transmitted to the device 1 in FIG.
The device 1 refers to the screen transition definition data table 5 to return the transition information to the screen program, and the screen transition means 8 in FIG. 1 in the screen program performs the screen transition according to the returned transition information. is there.

Therefore, when modifying the screen transition, conventionally, the transition destination screen in the screen program of FIG.
In the present invention, it is necessary to modify not the screen program but the screen transition definition data table 5 of the device 1 (for example, as shown in FIG. 7C described above). Thus, it is possible to easily and reliably correct the screen transition.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the activation / inactivation of the present invention. FIG. 10A shows that the screen B is active and the other screens are inactive. Various inputs and outputs can be performed from the active screen B. Input / output cannot be performed from other inactive screens.

FIG. 10B shows a state after the active screen is changed from screen B to screen A. In this state, various inputs and outputs can be performed from the active screen A. Input / output cannot be performed from other inactive screens.

[0059]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The transition source screen, the transition type, and the transition destination screen are defined at least in the screen transition definition data table 5, and based on this, a transition is made from each screen to a predetermined screen. The screen transition can be easily and reliably corrected by simply editing the definition of the file. As a result, conventionally, it was necessary to correct the transition destination screens one by one in the screen program. However, in the present invention, the screen transition definition data table 5 is simply and surely corrected. And so on.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a specific example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an example of a screen state table according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an example of a transition type according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a screen transition example of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a transition identifier according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an example of a screen program of the present invention and a conventional screen program.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of activation / inactivation of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Device 2: Screen transition control means 5: Screen transition definition data table 6: Screen state table 7: Screen 8: Screen transition means

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A screen transition control system for handling screen transitions, comprising: a screen transition information storage unit storing a transition destination screen for each of a plurality of transition source screens; and when a transition request is notified from the screen. And a control means for controlling a transition to a transition destination screen corresponding to the transition source screen requested to be transitioned by the screen transition information storage means in the apparatus. 2. The screen according to claim 1, wherein said screen transition information storage means stores a transition type indicating a screen transition method, and said control means controls the screen transition by a corresponding transition type. Transition control system. 3. The screen transition control system according to claim 1, wherein said control means replies information to be transitioned to a screen of a transition request source. 4. A simple transition in which the transition source screen disappears and the transition destination screen is displayed as the transition type, and the transition destination screen is displayed without changing the transition source screen until the transition destination screen ends. Independent child screen that displays the transition destination screen that automatically ends when the transition source screen ends while leaving the transition source screen as it is, leaving the other screen inactive, and the other screen can also be activated 3. The screen transition control system according to claim 2, wherein at least one or more of the independent transitions for displaying a completely independent transition destination screen without changing the transition and transition source screens are stored. 5. The screen transition control system according to claim 1, wherein the screen transition information storage means stores a transition destination screen for each transition source screen and for each transition identifier indicating an event in the transition source screen. . 6. A screen transition information storage means for storing a transition destination screen for each of a plurality of transition source screens, and when a transition request is notified from the screen, the screen transition information storage means stores the transition request. A computer-readable recording medium that stores a program that functions as a control unit that controls a transition to a transition destination screen corresponding to an existing transition source screen. 7. A program development support apparatus in a program development for developing a program for each screen, comprising: means for designating a relationship between a transition source screen and a transition destination screen with respect to a plurality of screens; And a means for generating a screen transition information storage means for use in obtaining a screen transition destination when a transition request is made from each screen, based on the program development support apparatus. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said means for designating specifies a screen transition method, and said generating means stores information indicating a screen transition method for each relevant screen in a screen transition information storage means. The program development support device according to claim 7. 9. The program development support apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said designating means outputs a graphic indicating the screen transition method to a display device when the screen transition method is designated. 10. A program development method, comprising: developing a program for each screen; and developing a relationship between a transition source screen and a transition destination screen for a plurality of screens. 11. A storage medium storing a program for supporting program development for developing a program for each screen, wherein a relationship between a transition source screen and a transition destination screen is specified for a plurality of screens. A computer-readable program storing a program for causing a unit and a unit for generating a screen transition information storage unit to be used for obtaining a screen transition destination when a transition request is made from each screen based on the specified contents. Possible recording medium.